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Big Business Breaks with Republicans
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Low taxes and light regulation made the party popular with corporate
America for decades. President Trump and his supporters have frayed those
bonds.
Big Tech’s Purge is Only Beginning… For Them
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Now more than at any other point in history is there the opportunity for a
real, properly-built and decentralized social media platform owned by those
th...
OPEC Predicts A Rebound In U.S. Shale
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Oil prices fell back on Friday morning as demand fears grow, but OPEC has
predicted an increase in U.S. shale production at current price levels.With
2021 ...
Fluoridation Fails Illinois
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In Illinois, where fluoridation has been state-mandated for decades, 52% of
3rd graders had cavities (59% of poor kids vs 42% non-poor). Tooth decay is
sti...
Abdur Biswas (Sep 1, 1926 - Nov 3, 2017)
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Bangladeshi Statesman. He served as the 11th President of Bangladesh from
October 10, 1991 to October 9, 1996. He was educated at Dhaka University
where he...
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american center for law and justice press release:
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of the United States today issued a landmark First Amendment ruling clearing the way for governments to accept permanent monuments of their choosing in public parks.
The decision comes in the case of Pleasant Grove City v. Summum, a critical First Amendment case in which the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) represented the Utah city in a challenge to a display of the Ten Commandments in a city park.
This decision represents a resounding victory for government speech. The decision gives government the right to speak for itself and the ability to communicate on behalf of its citizens. It's a significant decision that clears the way for government to express its views and its history through the selection of monuments - including religious monuments and displays. This decision also puts a bookend on the litigation surrounding the display of the Ten Commandments that's been taking place for years across the country.
The critical question before the Court was, ''Can a city decide which permanent, unattended monuments, if any, to install on city property?'' Without dissent, the Court said ''Yes.'' We're delighted that the Court upheld the important distinction between government speech and private speech.
The ACLJ asked the high court to overturn a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit that ordered Pleasant Grove City, UT, to accept and display a monument from a self-described church called Summum because the city displays a Ten Commandments monument donated by the Fraternal Order of Eagles.
In a 9-0 decision announced by Justice Samuel Alito, the Supreme Court concluded: ''In sum, we hold that the City's decision to accept certain privately donated monuments while rejecting respondent's is best viewed as a form of government speech. As a result, the City's decision is not subject to the Free Speech Clause, and the Court of Appeals erred in holding otherwise. We therefore reverse.''
The high court concluded that the government has the right to speak for itself without violating the Constitution. ''The Free Speech Clause restricts government regulation of private speech; it does not regulate government speech ... A government entity has the right to 'speak for itself'.... it is not easy to imagine how government could function if it lacked this freedom ... A government entity may exercise this same freedom to express its views when it receives assistance from private sources for the purpose of delivering a government-controlled message.''
The ACLJ contended that the Tenth Circuit made a serious error confusing government speech with private speech. In its briefs, the ACLJ argues that ''a city's selection of which items to display in a park - like its selection of decorations for government buildings - is government speech, and no private entity can claim a 'Me too!' right of access for its own preferred displays.''
Durrett Elected LPPJ Prez, Melton VP
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District Three’s Richard Durrett was last night unanimously elected
President of the Lincoln Parish Police Jury. Likewise unanimously elected
as Vice Presi...
No remorse.
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*"We will never give up, we will never concede...."After this, we're going
to walk down there, and I'll be there with you, we're going to walk down...
t...
Winter is Here Indeed by Bill Buppert
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Publisher’s Note: The full-throated roar of communist ambition is
steamrolling the former United States under a virtual rain of cluster bomb
munitions la...
What gets you through
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Maybe you knew Rick Tippie as a longtime chef at Arnaud's or more recently
at Killer Poboys or Liuzza's by the Track. Back in the day, he regularly
comment...
Anti-Maskers are Misguided Anti-Vaxxers
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THIS IS NONSENSE: “So, it’s a slippery slope. Stand up for freedom, before
it’s gone. Let me explain where this is going. In 2020 – a face mask is
required...
Here Comes The Boom
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Okay sports fans, here comes the boom! My Bossier is about to start back
up! Get Ready! Here it comes! The cold hard truth! Don't hate the player!
Hate the...
Welcome to the Alexandria Postcard Collection
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Postcards are an important medium in telling stories of the past. They are
historical masterpieces, showing life at points in time.
Greetings from Alexandr...
2:45 p.m., Voluntary Evacuation Area Removed
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Voluntary Evacuation Area Removed October 7, 2016 All areas once part of
the Mandatory and Voluntary Evacuation Order from the Bayou Corne Sinkhole
has b...
brief dashcam clip of alleged sex offender arrest
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brief dashcam clip of alleged sex offender arrest
some guy on a bicycle was allegedly looking at children through binoculars
across the street from the k...
Saying goodbye to our Old House
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I never thought this day would come. We had to say goodbye to the “Big
House”, the old house, the Hynson-Ringgold house (and many other names)….
We were tr...
57th presidential inauguration 21 january 2013
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57th presidential inauguration 21 january 2013
oath of office and speech + more.
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Uncovering Mainline Christian Zionism
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Chuck Carlson and members of We Hold These Truths discuss the existence of
Christian Zionism in mainline Christian churches.
All Good Things Must Come to an End
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Dear Readers and Friends of F&H, It is with a sense of sadness and hope for
the future that FaithandHeritage.com will cease publishing articles. All
good t...
Last Days Lunacy and End Times Madness
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Podcast: LAST DAYS LUNACY and END TIMES MADNESS (The following commentary
is a reprint of the chapter Bible Basics 101: Last Days/End Times and The
Second ...
[JTA] Loughner’s Jewish mother? Not so much
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The article/blog entry below from the JTA reminds me of the arguments about
Lenin's Jewish ancestry. Now that we can look at the records, we know that
Leni...